New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

Researchers first identified the cause of the end-Cretaceous extinction by the discovery of the “iridium anomaly” — a 1-centimeter-thick (0.4-inch-thick) layer of sedimentary rock rich in ...

A joint research team from China and abroad has for the first time found that mammaliaforms from the Jurassic and Cretaceous ...

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be written in the stars.

She believes that the Permian extinction was caused by acid rain ... the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. Most researchers consider that ...

Researchers found Earth's orbital changes align with past volcanic eruptions. Climate shifts and massive eruptions occurred ...

New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

Nearly Half of Popular Tropical Plant Group Related to Birds-of-Paradise and Bananas Are Threatened With Extinction Mar. 7, 2025 — A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia ...

Federal Labor will push through legislation next week which could derail a legal battle over salmon farming's impact on an ...